Section: US & Canada
Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko
The allegations unveiled Tuesday are not directly related to the U.S. impeachment inquiry into President Trump begun last week by House Democrats. …read more Source:: USA...
Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine: Embassy asks public to ‘avoid Soviet style cliches’
Ukraine has tried to set the record straight amid becoming embroiled in an international scandal spurred by its leader’s phone call with President Trump: It’s not “the Ukraine.” The Ukrainian Embassy in D.C. took to Twitter over the weekend to remind the public about how to properly say and spell … …read more...
Pompeo Pushes Back Against House Efforts To Question State Department Officials
The secretary of state accused House Democrats of trying to “intimidate” and “bully” State Department officials by asking them give depositions over the growing Ukraine scandal. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani for Ukraine Documents
Democratic lawmakers subpoenaed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani Monday for documents related to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. House Democrats’ inquiry “includes an investigation of credible allegations that [Giuliani] acted as an agent of the President in a scheme to advance his personal...
UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he believes it is more important to help out Canadians at home than to seek a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Canada is campaigning for one of two seats for a two-year term that would begin in 2021, but it faces a tough fight from Norway and Ireland. The Conservatives are pledging to...
Grassley Defends Whistleblower Against Trump’s Attacks
Senate Finance Committee chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) defended the whistleblower at the center of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal on Tuesday. Without explicitly mentioning Trump, Grassley pushed back against the President’s demands to “find out” the identity of the whistleblower who revealed Trump’s attempt to pressure...
Pompeo: Congress Can’t Interview State Dept. Officials About Trump-Ukraine
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to prevent State Department officials with knowledge of the President’s pressure campaign against Ukraine from testifying before the House, according to a Tuesday letter from the secretary. Pompeo branded the attempt from the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight Committees to depose five...
Kamala Harris wants President Trump’s Twitter account suspended over his whistleblower tweets
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) said President Donald Trump’s Twitter account should be suspended over his tweets about the whistleblower in the Ukraine scandal that could lead to Trump’s impeachment, CNN reported. “The president’s tweets and his behaviors about this are just further evidence of the fact that...
Ukranian mayor denies that Giuliani spoke with him about Joe Biden
House Democrats have subpoenaed President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani for Ukraine-related documents. CBS News spoke exclusively with Vitali Klitschko, the former boxer who is now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital. Giuliani’s firm advised Klitschko in his 2008 bid for mayor, and he is mentioned in the House subpoena....
Ukrainian Director Sentsov Meets French President In Strasbourg
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Oleg Sentsov, the Ukrainian filmmaker who was held in Russian prisons for more than five years on charges many called politically motivated. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
